Trigonopterus attenboroughi

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Trigonopterus attenboroughi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Trigonopterus
Species:
T. attenboroughi
Binomial name
Trigonopterus attenboroughi
Riedel  [ de ], 2014 [1]

Trigonopterus attenboroughi is a species of flightless [1] weevil in the family Curculionidae, [2] from Borneo. [1]

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Etymology

The species was named after English naturalist Sir David Attenborough. [1]

Description

It has recurring indentations reminiscent of a strawberry. The body is almost oval. Length is around 2.1–2.6 mm. General coloration is rust-colored, with the head and pronotum being almost black. [1]

Range

The species was found at an elevation of 652 metres (2,139 ft) on Mount Bawang  [ id ] in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan in Borneo. [1]

Phylogeny

The species is part of the T. attenboroughi species group. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Riedel, Alexander; Tänzler, Rene; Balke, Michael; Rahmadi, Cahyo; Suhardjono, Yayuk R. (22 December 2014). "Ninety-eight new species of Trigonopterus weevils from Sundaland and the Lesser Sunda Islands". ZooKeys . 467: 1–162. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.467.8206 . PMC   4296478 . PMID   25610340 . Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. "Trigonopterus attenboroughi Riedel, 2014". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 25 June 2025.